San Shou (light contact fighting) Rules Mandatory safety equipment: Headgear, mouthpiece, groin cup, footgear and safety gloves. Chest protector is optional. 1. Time 4. Judging Commands Ring time: Running two minutes. Time stopped only at ♦ Face me: Bow the request of fighters or Center Referee. ♦ 2. Scoring Face each other: Bow (shake hands). ♦ ♦ All Divisions: first 3 points wins. Ready position. ♦ Score areas: Side of head, forehead, chest, stomach, ♦ Kai-Si. back, thigh and side areas. ♦ Ready judge. ♦ One point awarded for effective hand, foot, or ♦ Score. sweep technique. The parts of the hand eligible for scoring are the palm, knife hand, back hand, and 5. Judging Signals fist. The kicks eligible for scoring are front kick, ♦ Open extended hand towards competitor -- heel kick, round kick, side kick, back kick, crescent kick, controlled kick to upper thigh, spinning kick, Point called. and hook kick. ♦ Cross extended arms -- Did not see or no point- ♦ Clear sweeps below the knees allowed. If the sweep called. fails, the competitor is allowed two seconds to ♦ follow up with a technique. Pointing to boundary -- Out of bounds. ♦ Technique must have power, speed, focus and ♦ Fist hitting open hand -- Excessive contact control to be scored. observed. ♦ If both feet are out of bounds, the point is given to ♦ Fist to ear and point to competitor -- Foul called the competitor remaining in-bounds. (deduct point). 3. Penalties ♦ First personal foul: 1 point awarded to opponent. ♦ Second personal foul: disqualification. ♦ No contact allowed to head or back (technique must score without contact). ♦ No head butts. ♦ No kicks to the knee areas. ♦ No techniques allowed to the eyes or groin. ♦ No excessive contact or repeated blows once point has been called. ♦ No use of elbows or knees. ♦ No joint locks. ♦ No delayed counter strikes or kicks. ♦ No throws over the hip or shoulder (only sweeps). ♦ No trapping of the foot and sweeping. ♦ No thigh reaping takedowns. ♦ No choking. ♦ No abusive language. ♦ No coaching from sidelines. ANY SERIOUS VIOLATION WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE DISQUALIFICATION. THE CENTER REFEREE POSSESSES FULL AND FINAL AUTHORITY. Wu Shu Competition Rules Choice of Form: The competitor may choose to demonstrate either the standardized compulsory form (dictated by the International Wu Shu Federation) or the competitor’s own compulsory form. Classification of Weapons: ♦ The Long Weapon division will feature only the spear or long staff. ♦ The Short Weapon division will feature only the single hand straight sword or broadsword. ♦ The Other Weapon division will include any other weapon, including double weapons, but not the weapons featured in either the Long Weapon or Short Weapon divisions. Therefore, the competitor may not perform a single broadsword routine in the Other Weapon division, but may demonstrate a double broadsword routine. Selection of the Proper Division: ♦ Beginners - 1.5 years or less experience ♦ Intermediate - 1.5 to 3.5 years experience ♦ Advanced - greater than 3.5 years experience Requirements on Length of Performance: ♦ 7 to 12 years old - 45 seconds to 1 minute ♦ 13 to 15 years old - minimum 1 minute ♦ Over 16 years old - minimum 1 minute These times represent the minimum length of the demonstration. Competitors who finish under these minimums will be assessed the following penalty: for each second short of the minimum, the head judge will deduct 0.05 points from the competitor’s final score. Weapon Fighting Rules 1. Time Limited Competition ♦ In the time allotted, either 1 or 2 minutes, to be determined by the Tournament Director, the object is to obtain the highest score. ♦ Strikes to the head and body (both front and back) and/or disarming a weapon, score 3 points. ♦ Strikes to the arms and/or legs score 2 points. 2. Score Limited Competition The match will be awarded to the competitor reaching full score first. Full score point total will be determined by the Tournament Director. 2 Tai Ji Forms Rules ♦ Each competitor has three minutes to demonstrate a form. Three minutes will be announced by a bell, whistle, or verbal signal. If the competitor has not completed the form, he or she has thirty seconds to finish, at which time there will be another signal. Competitors MUST stop at this time. (Exceptions: 5- 5.5 minutes for the 42 compulsory form, and at least 2 minutes for 2-person sets.) ♦ There is a penalty of .1 for each increment of five seconds under or over time. ♦ Judges complete a written evaluation given to the competitor at the medal ceremony and score the competitor’s performance. Judges offer verbal evaluation if time allows. ♦ The 2-Person Barehand Set event is for two players performing choreographed empty hand (not weapons) Tai Ji Quan movements utilizing Tai Ji Quan principles. The set must be longer than 2 minutes, with no upper time limit. Tai Ji Weapons Rules ♦ Competitors must perform for a minimum of 1.5 minutes and a maximum of 3.5 minutes. There is a 0.1 penalty for each increment of five seconds under time. ♦ Judges complete a written evaluation given to the competitor at the medal ceremony and score the competitor’s performance. Judges offer verbal evaluation if time allows. Push Hands Rules ♦ Push-hands competitors must have studied Tai Ji Quan for at least one year, must have competed in a Tai Ji Quan form event at this or another tournament, and are required to attend the rules meeting prior to the competition in order to be eligible to compete. ♦ There will be men’s and women’s divisions for limited and moving step formats, with medals awarded in each weight category. There will be a run-off among all gold medalists and men’s and women’s grand champions will be decided in finals using the moving step format. ♦ Competitors wear t-shirt, long pants, and shoes. No jewelry (except wedding ring), watches, or fingernails longer than a eighth of an inch are allowed. ♦ Matches consist of two 90-second rounds that are continuous unless a penalty is called. Coaching is not permitted during the rounds. ♦ The judging staff consists of a referee and 3 judges. No points are awarded for specific interactions. Judges mark tallies during the match based on expert observation of significant exchanges. Judges score competitors after each round using a five-point must system. For every warning, scorekeepers deduct a point from a competitor’s score for each round. ♦ Competitors will be disqualified for committing three personal or technical violations, or one serious violation. ♦ LIMITED STEP: The field is an alley 4 feet wide and 10 feet long. Competitors are limited to a single shuffle step at a time, and may not reverse stance or change direction. ♦ MOVING STEP: The field is a circle 12 feet in diameter. Scoring is the same as in limited step, except that individual judges award 2 marks to the competitor whose opponent steps out-of-bounds if the judge feels the force used to effect the out-of-bounds was appropriate. * The chief evaluator/referee has full authority. 3 Xing Yi Quan Rules There are three basic Xing Yi Quan styles taught and practiced today. The form is one of the three in- ternal martial arts systems. The other two internal martial arts forms are Tai Ji Quan and Ba Qua Zhang. The three basic styles of Xing Yi Quan are: 1. Hebei Style 2. Shanshi Style 3. Hunan Style The Hebei and Shanshi styles are the most popular, practiced and trained by students, whereas the Hu- nan style is not as popular and taught in limited groups. The Hebei and Shanshi styles usually train in the Five Elements, the Five Element Linking Forms and the Twelve Animal Forms. The Hunan, a Moslem Form, is based on the Six Harmony and Ten Animal Forms. The judging parameters shall be based on the integrity of Xing Yi Quan basic principles of coordination in expression of a body in unison and movement with a sense of fully gathered internal energy without displaying external hardness and stiffness. Each movement must have intention with the mind controlling the energy and accelerated toward and beyond the imaginary target. Liken the power of a volcano slowly gathering energy until the final eruption. The most important aspect of true Xing Yi Quan is the freedom of the mind to control the body and energy with full intent. Basic Xing Yi Forms Judging Criteria: ♦ Knowledge of basic applications. (Not a criteria for beginning level students) ♦ Correct postures and stances, hands and feet are coordinated. ♦ All movements are in balance while moving forward and backward. ♦ Correct directions on forward, backward, diagonal and oblique positions. ♦ Body, footwork, weight shift coordinated with movements. ♦ Internal martial spirit and freedom of the mind. ♦ Blocking and Striking have smoothness and a sense of internal power. ♦ Choreography and overall expression with Xing Yi flavors. Time Limit: Intermediate 1. Minimum Time - 25 seconds 2. Maximum Time - 1 minute Advanced 1. Minimum Time - 40 seconds 2. Maximum Time - 1 minute 30 seconds 4 Ba Qua Zhang Rules There are many styles of Ba Qua Zhang being taught and practiced today. A few of the most popular forms being practiced in the U.S. and China are Cheng Style, Yin Style, Sun Style, Wudang Style, Chang Style and Jiang Style. The forms are one of the three internal martial arts sys- tems. The other two internal martial arts forms are Tai Ji Quan and Xing Yi Quan. Ba Qua Zhang and Xing Yi Quan have many common and similar philosophies. The basic characteristics of Ba Qua Zhang are: ♦ The use of the palm instead of the fist ♦ Walking, stepping and turning to